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Microsurgery
January 2025
Pediatric Hand Surgery and Microsurgery Unit, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria HM Hospitales, Barcelona, Spain.
Background: The periosteum is the main organ responsible for bone regeneration. Vascularized Periosteal Grafts (VPG) have demonstrated exceptional efficacy and speed in facilitating bone union among children with challenging bone healing conditions. Despite their promising results, the overall impact of these interventions has yet to be comprehensively evaluated through systematic review.
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January 2025
Department of Orthopaedics Surgery, National Children's Medical Center & Children's Hospital of Fudan University, Wanyuan Road 399, Minhang District, Shanghai, 201102, China.
Background: Congenital Pseudarthrosis of the Tibia (CPT) is a rare pediatric condition presenting substantial challenges for orthopedic surgeons. Aiming to achieve bone union, with subsequent complications such as refractures being common. The aim of the present study is to evaluate the results of our intentional cross-union protocol and to compare these outcomes with those obtained from our previously used techniques.
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September 2024
Orthopaedics and Traumatology Department, Faculty of Medicine Universitas Brawijaya - Saiful Anwar General Hospital, Malang, East Java, Indonesia.
Aim: Congenital pseudarthrosis of the tibia (CPT) is a rare, dysplastic condition causing significant disability in the lower limbs. A treatment aims to achieve long-lasting union, prevent limb length discrepancies, and prevent soft tissue lesions. Traditional surgery often yields satisfactory results, but amputation may be proposed in failed cases.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Clin Orthop Trauma
November 2024
Department of Paediatric Orthopaedics, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, India.
Congenital Pseudoarthrosis of the Tibia (CPT) is a rare disease with an incidence of one in 190,000 live births. Bilateral presentation is extremely rare, and very few case reports of bilateral CPT are mentioned worldwide. Bilateral CPT has added challenges to treatment.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Am Acad Orthop Surg Glob Res Rev
November 2024
From the College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL (Mr. Root), and the Department of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL (Dr. Hones and Dr. Farmer).
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